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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Simon Calder

What is ‘skiplagging’ and how can it save me money? Flights ‘trick’ explained – and there’s a catch

Going places: Aircraft queuing for take-off at New York JFK airport - (Simon Calder)

Prepare for record air fares, some travel insiders are warning. Two of the main reasons: demand for travel seems irrepressible, with many of us still making up for journeys lost during the Covid pandemic; and problems with aircraft mean that the supply of seats is lower than expected.

Understandably passengers want to save cash – and in the US one controversial trick for finding cheaper tickets is known variously as “skiplagging”, “hidden-city flying” and “throwaway ticketing”.

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